Rekha Kamat
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1932
Rekha Kamat | |
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| Born | Kumud Sukhtankar 1932 Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
| Died | (aged 89) Mumbai |
| Alma mater | SNDT college |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Spouse | G. R. Kamat |
| Relatives | Chitra Navathe (sister) |
Rekha Kamat (born Kumud Sukhtankar; 1932 – 11 January 2022) popularly known as Rekha was an Indian film and television actress.
Kamat was born in 1932 in Mahim, Mumbai.[1][2] Her father was a clerk in the Indian Navy. Her family consisted of seven siblings (five sisters and two brothers). Chitra Navathe (born as Kusum Sukhtankar) was her younger sister. Her father worked as a lipik at Army and Navy store in Mumbai.[3]
She took her primary education (up to class IV) at a school in Kumbharwada area on Bhawani Shankar Road and matriculated in 1949 from General Education Society Chabildas.[4] Further education from SNDT college. In 1953, Kamat married G.R. Kamat.[3] She has two daughters, Sanjeevani and Madhavi.
She learned singing from Vasantrao Kulkarni.
G. D. Madgulkar gave both sisters their respective reel names, Rekha and Chitra, during the meet for 1954 Marathi film Lakhachi Goshta. This also became the occasion for G. R. Kamat to meet both sisters and know them.[3]
Plays
- Kalpavruksha Kannesathi
- Runanubadha
- Ekach Pyala
- Ghosht Janmantarichi
- Tarun Turka Mhatare Arka
- Sangeet Punyaprabhav as Kinkini
- Bhavbandha
- Sanshaykallol
- Saubhadra
- Dilya Ghari Tu Sukhi Raha
- Tujha Aahe Tujpashi
- Lagnachi Bedi
- Premachya Gava Jave
- Diva Jalu De Sari Raat
- Kaal Chakra[5]
Filmography
Films
- Lakhachi Gosht (1952)
- Kanchan Ganga (1954)
- Kuberache Dhan (1953)
- Kon Kunacha (1953)
- Mazi Zameen (1953)
- Ganget Ghode Nahale (1955)
- Gruha Devata (1957)
- Jagachya Pathivar (1960)
- Baiko Maheri Jaate (1963)
- Netaji Palkar (1978)
- Sinhasan (1979)
- Dhakti Soon (1986)
- Bhoot (2003)
- Aga Bai Arrecha! (2004)
- Pak Pak Pakaak (2005)
- Subhmangal Savadhan (2010)
- Har Har Mahadev (2010)
- Hawa Hawaai (2014)
- Mi Tulas Tuzya Angani (2005)
Television
- Janta Janardhan (1998)
- Prapanch
- Eka Lagnachi Dusri Gosht[6]